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Azadirachta indica
Neem tree
€18.00
VAT included
Fast and safe delivery throughout Europe
Our commitments
- 100% French production
- Without fertilizers or chemicals
- Plant growth rate respected
Not grafted, not hybridized
Caractéristiques de la plante
- Azadirachta indica : Neem tree
- Family: meliaceae
- Origin : India
- Height in its natural environment : 40 m
- Hardiness : 4°C
- Colour of the flower : white
Height : about 10 to 20 cm (depending on seasons)
Learn more about Neem tree
The Neem tree or Azadirachta indica, also known as Margosa, Nimtree or Indian lilac, should not be confused with the Chinaberry tree or Melia azedarach, a more hardy cousin.
This Neem tree is a great shade tree with fragrant flowers, a vegetable, a tree with various medicinal properties, and an excellent tree for agroforestry. It's hard to know where to begin when listing its many virtues. Its name means “heals everything and gives good health”!
Firstly, Azadirachta indica thrives in poor, dry soil, which it improves by deacidifying it with the calcium contained in its leaves that fall to the ground. Its shade protects the soil and it can easily be pruned into windbreak hedges. Its white flowers have five petals with stamens gathered at the end of a tube; they give off a captivating honey scent that attracts many pollinators.
Neem also has culinary uses: its young shoots and flowers are eaten as vegetables, fried with eggplant, for example, or enjoyed raw in salads. The dried leaves are also used to repel moths, both in food and textiles; they are placed in clothing closets or boxes containing rice, flour, or other grains.
Finally, its round, pale yellow fruits contain a seed that is used to make neem oil, known for its effectiveness in massages for joint pain. The Neem tree is also renowned for its insecticidal properties: macerating its leaves and seeds produces a powerful natural insecticide that is recognized in organic farming. Simply burning its dried leaves keeps mosquitoes away.
In short, we can't say enough good things about this Azadirachta indica, which, being sensitive to the cold, can easily be grown in a pot and brought indoors during the winter!
Conseils de culture
Rempoter ?
Arroser ?
Apport d'éléments nutritifs ?
Plante d'intérieur ou plante d'extérieur ?
Que faire en cas de maladie ?
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Azadirachta indica, growing tips
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Repotting -
Watering -
For an indoor planting -
For an outdoor planting -
Pruning -
Fertilizer -
In case of pest attack -
Rayon de Serre's word
When you receive your plant, repot it in a pot slightly larger than the bucket, which must be well pierced. Avoid pot covers which prevent residual water from draining away and encourage fungal diseases. Choose a fine potting soil, ideally with added perlite or sand to lighten the substrate (do not use garden soil or acidic soil such as heather). Then plan two repottings per year (spring and autumn), gradually increasing the size of the pot and adapting it to the size of the root network (the roots must have room, but not too much as the plant must be able to dry out its substrate between waterings). This avoids having to add fertilizer, which always risks burning the fragile roots of the plants and making the plant wither as soon as the fertilizer is stopped.
Moderate watering: watering should be copious (the whole root ball should be wet), but wait until the substrate has dried deeply before watering again (you can stick your finger in the soil: as long as you feel moisture, do not water). Your plant will recover better from a lack of water than from an excess of water. Always water at the base of the plant, and do not mist it, because stagnant water in the armpit of the leaves favors cryptogamic diseases. If your atmosphere is too dry, put bowls of water nearby (above radiators for example), so that evaporation humidifies the air.
Your plant is best taken out in summer, full sun is perfect for it. It should be brought indoors in winter, and ideally placed in a warm and luminous place, like in a veranda or behind a window. It fears excessive humidity when temperatures are low, so avoid cold rooms. Attention: do not take it out and bring it in all the time, it should be taken out in good weather, then brought in when the cold weather arrives, because plants adapt their foliage to their environment, which should not constantly change. It often happens that plants lose their foliage when they are taken out and/or put in, don't worry, your plant will adapt and will emit its new foliage accordingly.
This plant is not frost and/or cold resistant and should not be planted outside except in limited parts of Southern Europe.
This plant is very easy to prune, which will make it branch out.
Our plants are grown naturally, without chemical fertilizers, so we advise you to repot them regularly (twice a year) rather than adding fertilizer.
If your plants are under attack by aphids or other pests, the best way to control them is by hand. Change their soil, remove as many undesirables as possible by hand and then shower your plants with a strong stream of water to eliminate any eggs that may be present. Spray them (insist on the underside of the leaves) with liquid black soap diluted in water. Repeat the operation several times at a few days interval. Take them outside in good weather, rain, sun and wind will kill most of the aggressors!
It adapts very well to indoor cultivation. Feel free to prune it after a few years to give it a bushy appearance.
- Repotting
- Watering
- For an indoor planting
- For an outdoor planting
- Pruning
- Fertilizer
- In case of pest attack
- Rayon de Serre's word
When you receive your plant, repot it in a pot slightly larger than the bucket, which must be well pierced. Avoid pot covers which prevent residual water from draining away and encourage fungal diseases. Choose a fine potting soil, ideally with added perlite or sand to lighten the substrate (do not use garden soil or acidic soil such as heather). Then plan two repottings per year (spring and autumn), gradually increasing the size of the pot and adapting it to the size of the root network (the roots must have room, but not too much as the plant must be able to dry out its substrate between waterings). This avoids having to add fertilizer, which always risks burning the fragile roots of the plants and making the plant wither as soon as the fertilizer is stopped.
Moderate watering: watering should be copious (the whole root ball should be wet), but wait until the substrate has dried deeply before watering again (you can stick your finger in the soil: as long as you feel moisture, do not water). Your plant will recover better from a lack of water than from an excess of water. Always water at the base of the plant, and do not mist it, because stagnant water in the armpit of the leaves favors cryptogamic diseases. If your atmosphere is too dry, put bowls of water nearby (above radiators for example), so that evaporation humidifies the air.
Your plant is best taken out in summer, full sun is perfect for it. It should be brought indoors in winter, and ideally placed in a warm and luminous place, like in a veranda or behind a window. It fears excessive humidity when temperatures are low, so avoid cold rooms. Attention: do not take it out and bring it in all the time, it should be taken out in good weather, then brought in when the cold weather arrives, because plants adapt their foliage to their environment, which should not constantly change. It often happens that plants lose their foliage when they are taken out and/or put in, don't worry, your plant will adapt and will emit its new foliage accordingly.
This plant is not frost and/or cold resistant and should not be planted outside except in limited parts of Southern Europe.
This plant is very easy to prune, which will make it branch out.
Our plants are grown naturally, without chemical fertilizers, so we advise you to repot them regularly (twice a year) rather than adding fertilizer.
If your plants are under attack by aphids or other pests, the best way to control them is by hand. Change their soil, remove as many undesirables as possible by hand and then shower your plants with a strong stream of water to eliminate any eggs that may be present. Spray them (insist on the underside of the leaves) with liquid black soap diluted in water. Repeat the operation several times at a few days interval. Take them outside in good weather, rain, sun and wind will kill most of the aggressors!
It adapts very well to indoor cultivation. Feel free to prune it after a few years to give it a bushy appearance.
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